# 𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡
## Prakrit
### Alternative forms

* 𑀩𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (bakkhāṇa)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀔𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦 (vyākhyā́na).

### Noun

𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (vakkhāṇa) n (Devanagari वक्खाण, Kannada ವಕ್ಖಾಣ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)
* lecture, speech
* explanation, tale
** c. 1088 – 1173, Hemachandra, Siddha-Hema-Śabdanuśāśana Chapter 8 2.90:𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀢𑀻𑀬-𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀬𑀬𑁄𑀭𑀼𑀧𑀭𑀺 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀂 𑁈𑁯𑁈 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀢𑀻𑀬𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀬𑀬𑁄𑀭𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀯𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀲𑀁𑀕𑁂 𑀉𑀧𑀭𑀺 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀯𑁅 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀂𑁇 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀢𑀻𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀧𑀭𑀺 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀣𑀫𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀲𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀧𑀭𑀺 𑀢𑀾𑀢𑀻𑀬 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀬𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀂𑁇 𑀰𑁂𑀱𑁇 𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀁𑁇 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖𑁄𑁇 𑀫𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑁇 𑀦𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀭𑁄𑁇 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁𑁇 𑀢𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁𑁇 𑀦𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀡𑁄𑁇 𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀁𑁇 𑀦𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀭𑁄𑁇 𑀆𑀤𑁂𑀰𑁇 𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑁇 𑀖𑀲𑁆𑀬 𑀦𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺𑁇 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀻𑁇 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀁𑁇 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑁇 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠𑁄𑁇 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁄𑁇 𑀆𑀮𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑁄𑁇 𑀧𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀁𑁇 𑀪𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀮𑁄𑁇 𑀢𑁃𑀮𑀸𑀤𑁅 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀯𑁂 𑀑𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀮𑀁𑁇 𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀤𑁅 𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑁇 𑀦𑀳𑀸𑁇 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑁇 𑀓𑀇-𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀑 𑀓𑀇-𑀥𑀑𑁇 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀯 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀯𑁇 𑀔𑀸𑀑𑁇dvitīya-turyayorupari pūrvaḥ .9. dvitīyaturyayŏrdvitvaprasaṃge upari pūrvau bhavataḥ. dvitīyasyopari prathamaścaturthasyopari tṛtīya ityarthaḥ. śeṣa. vakkhāṇaṃ. vaggho. mucchā. nijjharo. kaṭṭhaṃ. titthaṃ. niddhaṇo. gupphaṃ. nibbharo. ādeśa. jakkho. ghasya nāsti. acchī. majjhaṃ. paṭṭhī. vuḍḍho. hattho. āliddho. pupphaṃ. bhibbhalo. tailādau dvitve ŏkkhalaṃ. sevādau nakkhā. nahā. samāse. kaï-ddhao kaï-dhao. dvitva ityeva. khāo.

#### Derived terms

* Central:
** Eastern Hindi:
*** Old Awadhi: बखानइ (bakhānaï)
** Western Hindi:
*** Braj: बखानन (bakhānan)
*** Bundeli: बखानबो (bakhānbo)
*** Hindustani: bakhānnā
    Hindi: बखानना
    Urdu: بَکَھانْنَا (bakhānnā)
* Eastern:
** Assamese: বখান (bokhan)
** Bihari:
*** Bhojpuri: bakhānal
    Devanagari script: बखानल
    Kaithi script: 𑂥𑂎𑂰𑂢𑂪
*** Maithili: bakhānab
    Devanagari script: बखानब
    Tirhuta script: 𑒥𑒐𑒰𑒢𑒥
** Odia: ବଖାଣିବା (bakhāṇibā)
* Northern:
** Western Pahari:
*** Dogri: bakhānnā
    Devanagari script: बखानना
    Dogra script: 𑠠𑠋𑠬𑠝𑠝𑠬
** Eastern Pahari:
*** Nepali: बखान्नु (bakhānnu)
* Northwestern:
** Old Punjabi: ਵਖਾਣਿ (vakhāṇi), ਵਖਾਨਿ (vakhāni)
*** Punjabi: bakhānṇā
    Gurmukhi script: ਬਖਾਨਣਾ
    Shahmukhi script: بَکھانݨا
** Sindhi:
    Arabic script: واکاڻَڻُ, وکاڻڻ
    Devanagari script: वाखाणणु, वखाणणु
* Southern:
** Konkani:
    Devanagari script: वाखाण्चे (vākhāṇce)
    Kannada script: ವಾಖಣ್ಚೆ
    Latin script: vakhannche
** Old Marathi: vākhāṇaṇe, vāṣāṇaṇe
    Devanagari script: वाखाणणे, वाषाणणे
    Modi script: 𑘪𑘰𑘏𑘰𑘜𑘜𑘹, 𑘪𑘰𑘬𑘰𑘜𑘜𑘹
*** Marathi: vākhāṇṇe
    Devanagari script: वाखाणणे
    Modi script: 𑘪𑘰𑘏𑘰𑘜𑘜𑘹
* Western:
** Ahirani: वखाननं (vakhānna)
** Old Gujarati: वक्खाणिउं (vakkhāṇiuṃ)
*** Gojri: بَکھانو (bakhāno)
*** Middle Gujarati: वक्खाणइ, वखाणइ
**** Gujarati: વખાણવું (vakhāṇvũ)
*** Malvi: बखाणणो (bakhāṇṇo), वखाणणो (vakhāṇṇo)
*** Marwari:
    Devanagari script: बखांणणौ (bakhā̃ṇṇau)
    Mahajani script: 𑅪𑅖𑅧𑅢𑅢𑅒 (bkhnṇṇu)
*** Nimadi: वखाणणूं (vakhāṇṇū̃)
* ⇒ Old Kannada: ವಕ್ಖಣಿಸು (vakkhaṇisu), ವಕ್ಖಾಣಿಸು (vakkhāṇisu)
** Kannada: ಒಕ್ಕಣಿಸು (okkaṇisu), ವಕ್ಕಣಿಸು (vakkaṇisu)
* ⇒ Telugu: వక్కాణించు (vakkāṇiñcu), వక్కణించు (vakkaṇiñcu)

#### Descendants

* Central:
** Eastern Hindi:
*** Old Awadhi: बखान (bakhāna), बखानू (bakhānū)
**** Awadhi: बखानु (bakhānu)
*** Bagheli: बखान (bakhān)
** Western Hindi:
*** Old Braj: बखान (bakhān)
**** Braj: बखान (bakhān)
*** Bundeli: बखान (bakhān)
*** Hindustani: bakhān
    Hindi: बखान
    Urdu: بَکَھان (bakhān)
* Eastern:
** Old Bengali: বখান
** Bihari:
*** Bhojpuri: bakhān
    Devanagari script: बखान
    Kaithi script: 𑂥𑂎𑂰𑂢
*** Maithili: bakhān
    Devanagari script: बखान
    Tirhuta script: 𑒥𑒐𑒰𑒢
** Odia: ବଖାଣ (bakhāṇa)
* Northern:
** Central Pahari:
*** Garhwali: बखान (bakhān)
** Western Pahari:
*** Dogri: bakhān
    Devanagari script: बखान
    Dogra script: 𑠠𑠋𑠬𑠝
** Eastern Pahari:
*** Nepali: बखान (bakhān)
* Northwestern:
** Old Punjabi: ਵਖਾਣੁ (vakhāṇu), ਵਖਿਆਣੁ (vakhiāṇu), ਵਖਿਆਨੁ (vakhiānu)
*** Punjabi: vakhāṇ, bakhāṇ
    Gurmukhi script: ਵਖਾਣ, ਬਖਾਣ
    Shahmukhi script: وَکھان, بَکھان
** Sindhi: vākhāṇa
    Arabic script: واکاڻَ
    Devanagari script: वाखाण
    Sindhi: 𑋛𑋠𑊻𑋠𑋌
* Southern:
** Konkani:
    Devanagari script: वाखाणणी (vākhāṇṇī)
    Kannada script: ವಾಖಣ್ಣಿ
    Latin script: vakhann’nni
** Old Marathi: vākhāṇa
    Devanagari script: वाखाण
    Modi script: 𑘪𑘰𑘏𑘰𑘜
*** Marathi: vākhāṇa
    Devanagari script: वाखाण
    Modi script: 𑘪𑘰𑘏𑘰𑘜
* Western:
** Old Gujarati: वक्खाण (vakkhāṇa)
*** Middle Gujarati: वक्खाण, वखाण
**** Gujarati: વખાણ (vakhāṇ)
*** Marwari:
    Devanagari script: बखाण (bakhāṇ), बखांण (bakhā̃ṇ), ब़खांण (b̤akhāṇṇ)
    Mahajani script: 𑅪𑅖𑅢 (bkhṇ), 𑅪𑅖𑅧𑅢 (bkhnṇ), 𑅪𑅳𑅖𑅧𑅢 (b̤khnṇ)
* → Kannada: ಒಕ್ಕಣೆ (okkaṇe), ವಕ್ಕಣೆ (vakkaṇe)
* → Malayalam: വക്കാണം (vakkāṇaṁ)
* → Tamil: வக்கணை (vakkaṇai)
* → Telugu: వక్కణ (vakkaṇa), వక్కాణ (vakkāṇa)

### References

* ↑ E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa‎, London: Trübner & Co., page 130
* ↑ Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 197
* Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “वक्खाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 736.
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vakkhāṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 706